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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Bragg's invasion of Kentucky. (search)
stimate, when Sill joined the main body of Buell's army after the battle of Perryville, the armies were about equal in number. editors. These facts prove the large preponderance of the Federals. At Murfreesboro' Buell heard of Nelson's defeat at Richmond, and without halting he marched to Nashville. On September 7th he intrusted General Thomas with the defense of that city with the divisions of Palmer, Negley, and Schoepf, while with the infantry divisions of McCook, Crittenden, Ammen, Wood, Rousseau, and R. B. Mitchell, and a cavalry division under Kennett, General Buell determined to race with Bragg for Louisville. It was a fair race, as on that day most of Bragg's army was south of the Cumberland River, at Carthage and Greensboro‘. Bragg was nearest to Louisville by some twenty-five miles, but Buell had the advantage of a bridge at Nashville and the assistance of the railroad to aid in his march. With seven hundred cavalry, I hastened to strike and break the railroad at p
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 20: events West of the Mississippi and in Middle Tennessee. (search)
t, and S. S. Fry; and the left, under T. L. Crittenden, composed of the divisions of Generals T J. Wood, H. P. Van Cleve, and W. S. Smith. Rosecrans placed the cavalry in charge of Major-General D. . The troops breakfasted at dawn of the 31st. Before sunrise Van Cleve crossed the river, and Wood was in readiness with his division to follow him in support. Meanwhile a counter-movement of thes of Van Cleve against. Breckenridge, and to cover the crossing of the river with a brigade, and Wood was ordered to discontinue his preparations for following, and to hold. Hascall in reserve. W Van Cleve, skillfully fought the Confederate left under Breckenridge, and repulsed his charges. Wood's batteries Position, night of December 31st. had done nobly. Indeed, gallantry and skill wernd the latter severely wounded. Sill, Schaeffer, and Roberts, Sheridan's brigadiers, were dead. Wood and Van Cleve were disabled by wounds, and no less than ten Colonels, ten Lieutenant-Colonels, an
The Daily Dispatch: November 24, 1860., [Electronic resource], The New troubles in Kansas. (search)
Passengers per Steamship "Jamestown," Thomas Skinner, Master, from New York, Nov, 21st, 1860: L. Yager, Benj. Carr. F. Tysok, A. S. Smith, J. Wood, Mr. O'Keeffe, John Dugan, E. Neumann and lady, Mrs. E. Higgins, Jos, Hanko, A. W. Lingeov, lady and 3 children, J. T. Evans, G. West, Ro. Russell, Col. Fort and lady, Miss Rogers, Miss M. E. Nims, and 19 in steerage.
The Daily Dispatch: November 24, 1860., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
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The Daily Dispatch: June 20, 1861., [Electronic resource], The loss of the steamer Canadian (search)
ave the mails-- Only seven mail bags were saved The cabin passengers known to be lost are as follows: Rev. Mr. Blount, lady and two children; Mr Mayhew, of Wisconsin, and Captain Wyckman. Not less than twenty of the steerage passengers, six of the cabin, and ten of the crew were lost. The passengers suffered considerably from sleeping in the hold of a salt laden French vessel The Canadian was an iron three decked propeller steamship of 2,000 tons burden, built in 1860 at Greenock, by J. Wood, the same who built the Canada, at the some place, and the Cannon shot at Providence.-- She was owned by the Canadian Steamship Company, and ran between Montreal and Glasgow. Her securities against fire were good. She was medium model. She was rated No. 1, and carried sufficient canvas to enable her to make a port in case of disabled machinery. Her fastenings were of iron, and she drew twenty feet of water. Her engine was direct acting, 500 horse power. having two cylinders of 66 i
The Daily Dispatch: October 7, 1861., [Electronic resource], Effects of the storm (search)
e 20th Georgia regiment. J. D. Sims and Thos. McGarch, $300 worth of clothing to Georgia Artillery. James Scalfe and W. W. Renwick, $1,500 worth of clothing to 6th South Carolina and 4th Louisiana regiments. Dr. Stewart and Mr. Clarke, $5,000 worth of clothing, &c., to 6th and 8th Mississippi regiments. C. G. Thurmond, $1,700 worth of clothing and $100 in gold to the 9th Louisiana regiments. J. S. Turnbull, $1,000 worth of clothing to the 12th Georgia regiment. J. Wood, $150 worth of clothing to 5th Alabama regiment. Gen. S. D. Watson, agent for contributors, $2 ,000 worth of clothing, &c., to 4th, 10th, 11th, 5th, 3d, and 8th Alabama regiments. Making an aggregate of $51,950. When the people of the South manifest this patriotic disposition to relieve the Government of a vast portion of the expense of the war, every facility should be afforded them for the prompt and safe transportation of packages. Several influential gentlemen are interesting
The Daily Dispatch: October 7, 1861., [Electronic resource], R. L. I. Blues. (search)
arders occupying that marine residence for the winter. Mr. George A. Hubbell, after six days incarceration in Fort Lafayette, has been discharged by order of the Secretary of State. An additional squad of one hundred of the First Fire Zouaves were sent on to Fortress Monroe on Thursday night. Continental Lodge, No. 117, I. O. O. F., of this city; have taken three thousand dollars of the new Government Treasury note loan. A letter was recently received in this city from Colonel Wood, of the Fourteenth Regiment N. Y. S. M., dated at Charlottesville Va., August 28. He states that he was sent from Richmond through the interposition of a rebel officer, with whose father he is now sojourning, and that he is treated with great kindness. After an absence of a week in Washington, the Prince de Joinville, the Count de Penthierre, and Captain Moohia, returned to their apartments at the Brevoort House last night. The Belgian steamship Congress, from Antwerp and Havre,